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Perspective View of a proposed Federal House. View shows a U-shaped building with the central entrance in the background and two wings protruding towards the picture plane. The central wing is topped by a steeple and the two-story building has a high hipped roof with eight chimneys. Made for the Capitol Drawing Competition held by…

Perspective View of the Federal House

Description

Perspective View of a proposed Federal House. View shows a U-shaped building with the central entrance in the background and two wings protruding towards the picture plane. The central wing is topped by a steeple and the two-story building has a high hipped roof with eight chimneys. Made for the Capitol Drawing Competition held by the United States government in 1792.

Creator

Date

1792

Materials

Pen and iron gall ink, black ink washes on creme paper

Dimensions

10 3/8 H x 15 7/8 W inches

Object ID

1976.88.23

Resource ID

10225

Notes

Signed lower right quarter "Andrew May'd Carshore Fecit./ Claverack State New York"

Credit Line

Gift of John Hazlehurst Boneval Latrobe

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.